About

Harikesh Tiwari is a seasoned HR professional with over eight years of experience in setting up HR processes in start-ups. He has a proven track record of anchoring strategic initiatives like aligning HR practices to drive profitability, driving key people practices, talent management strategy, driving people goals and business from 1x to 10x, and hands-on experience/understanding of employment laws. Harikesh has had significant exposure to all facets of HR and organizational effectiveness, change management, leadership development, compensation strategy, etc. Harikesh is currently working with Tranzact as the People Operations & Culture lead, where he is responsible for hiring across roles for Tech, Product, and Design. He has previously worked with Khatabook as the Head HR- Talent & Culture and with Testbook.com as the Manager Talent Acquisition. Harikesh's education history includes a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree from Osmania University in Business/Managerial Economics, a 12th-grade degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Vijay Sai Junior College, and a 10th-grade degree in Maths, Physics, Chemistry from Vijay Mary High School. Harikesh's TechStack includes "test," and he has relevant experience of 14.45 years. He is driven by the purpose to strive for excellence and nurturing ecosystems wherein individuals challenge limits to drive long-term growth & sustainability of the universe around them.